New species of squat lobsters of the genus Munida from Australia
Author
McCallum, Anna W.
Author
Ahyong, Shane T.
Author
Andreakis, Nikos
text
Memoirs of Museum Victoria
2021
2021-12-31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.2021.80.06
journal article
10.24199/j.mmv.2021.80.06
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Munida armilla
Macpherson, 1994
Figure 16B
Munida armilla
Macpherson, 1994: 446
, figs 6, 65 [
type
locality:
New Caledonia
]. —
Baba et al., 2008: 87
. — Macpherson, 2013: 296.
Munida
aff.
amathea
— Poore et al., 2008: 20.
Material examined.
Western Australia
:
NMV
J55081
,
1 male
(cl
16.1 mm
, pcl
10.2 mm
)
,
Abrolhos,
28° 29.37' S
,
113° 25.14' E
to
28° 30.06' S
,
113° 25.5' E
,
416–431 m
, SS10/2005/95, 2005.
Colour.
Carapace and abdominal somites pink/white with orange/reddish striae and spines. Rostrum white with red tip, supraocular spines red at base and white distally, anterolateral spines red. Walking legs with orange/red bands. Chela with orange bands.
Genetic data.
Not available.
Remarks.
This single specimen differs slightly from the type material of
M. armilla
Macpherson, 1994
. In our specimen the basal article of the antennule has subequal distal spines while in the
holotype
the distomesial spine is slightly shorter than the distolateral. In our specimen the carapace has interupted striae while the
holotype
has numerous scales. This is the first record of the species from
Australia
.
Distribution.
New Caledonia
, Matthew and Hunter Islands, Tuscaroa Bank,
Tonga
,
French Polynesia
(Tarava seamounts, Tuamoto and Society Archipelagos),
233–
710 m
. Western Australia,
416–
431 m
.